[dm-devel] md_component_detection = 1
Christophe Varoqui
christophe.varoqui at free.fr
Tue Feb 15 21:51:41 UTC 2005
Alasdair G Kergon wrote:
>On Tue, Feb 15, 2005 at 10:20:19PM +0100, christophe varoqui wrote:
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>> types = [ "device-mapper", 254 ]
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>The number is actually related to the partitioning allowed on the device.
>
> * Devices are only checked for partition tables if their minor number
> * is a multiple of the number corresponding to their type below
> * i.e. this gives the granularity of whole-device minor numbers.
> * Use 1 if the device is not partitionable.
>
>device-mapper devices don't get partitioned by the kernel
>so use 1 instead of 254.
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Ah, thank you for pointing this out.
Will update the FAQ accordingly.
regards,
cvaroqui
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